81 BRAVE SOULS. That's what we'd call our debut #Orcas100 album were we recording one this weekend.

We're psyched and proud to have 81 diverse and collectively courageous folks on the roster for this weekend's inaugural Orcas Island 100, especially because this inaugural roster is one of the most varied and badass of any we've seen:

We have 19 women and 62 men, with UltraSignup results ranging from 1 race all the way to 144 races.

We can't wait to see how this group of inspiring and stalwart athletes fares on Friday and Saturday. We know it's going to be a grand adventure and a memorable weekend, no matter what, and that's what we're most excited about. WHALE-SIZED THANKS to everyone who had a hand in making this race possible. You know who you are, and we love you all.

a note about live-tracking & race updates:

We've got an Orcas 100 Facebook album already created, right here. And we'll be posting photo updates there throughout the weekend, as well as on Instagram (@rainshadowrunning), and Twitter (@rainshadowrun).

Cell service is notoriously terrible in Moran State Park and at the start/finish at Camp Moran, but we'll be doing our very best to get some consistently updated live-tracking going for everyone following along from home.

The best place to stay apprised of how the race is going will be Twitter, so follow @RainshadowRun if you don't already, and the #Orcas100 hashtags both there and on Instagram, and you'll be instantly looped in to all the social media posts about the race.

We'll also be doing our best to post live updates via Mt. Constitution, and eventually runners' splits via all the aid stations, which you'll be able to keep tabs on via UltraSignup, right here.